Pakistan Post issued stamps both commemorative and definitive series on 11 different occasions during 1978. Details as under:
8 May 1978: The 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Henri Dunant, 1828-1910
5 February 1978: Indonesia-Pakistan Economic and Cultural Co-operation Organization or IPECC
20 April 1978: World Health Day - World Hypertension Month
Henry Dunant, also known as Henri Dunant, was a Swiss humanitarian, businessman and social activist. He was the visionary, promoter and co-founder of the Red Cross.
21 July 1978: The 14th Anniversary of Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD)
The stamps showed varieties of roses from each country: Paisa 20 - Red Rose Pakistan, Paisa 90 - Pink Rose, Iran and Rs. 2.00 Yellow Rose, Turkey
26 August 1978: International Stamp Exhibition "RICCIONE '78" - Riccione, Italy
3 September 1978: Conference on U.N. Technical Co-operation amongst Developing Countries
29 September 1978: The 100th Anniversary of Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi
During the year, Pakistan Post published a number of stamps in the Definitive Series: These included the Minar-e-Pakistan, Tractor and Makli series stamps:
10 December 1978: The 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, 1878-1931
7 November 1978: Independence Monument Minar-e-Pakistan
20 November 1978: International Anti-Apartheid Year
16 December 1978: Definitive Series (Tractors)
A sets of six Definitive stamps bearing photo of Makli Necropolis
Read more about Makli Necropolis [Pakistanpaedia]
24 December 1978: The 75th Anniversary of First Powered Flight
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